human rights groups say migrant workers in lebannon are being increasingly exploited as the country suffers from a deepening economic crisis foreign workers are excluded from labor nor protections now many are being paid in the local currency instead of the dollars they've been promised sara card reports from beirut. mohamed isn't backing down on his prices the vegetable seller has been arguing with the customer for 15 minutes every piece of money he counts in the testing times of the shortage of us dollars which the local currencies take to mean that a large number of migrant workers like you are unable to transfer money home to their families. i can't send money to bangladesh i can only afford to eat and drink $100.00 is no only worth 15 the crisis started 4 or 5 months ago and foreign workers here are suffering it's not just me. with a lack of dollars in the bank than the lebanese currencies value on the black market reduced some employees have been forced to pay their workers and lira instead of dollars almost having the value of their salaries for many migrant workers 11 on sunday is a

rich in the world and the sponsorship system means many foreign workers are not only exploited in lebannon but also the employers or users get away with it without being punished by law last week a new labor minister let me a yemeni want that lebanese citizens will need to take on low skilled jobs traditionally filled by my coworkers to cope with the effects of the economic crisis we contacted the ministry of labor and we're still waiting for comments on this story it's still not clear if lebanon's new government will reform bill a bill that was we're going to. sort of know a lot about this is the worst i've seen it in the 12 years i've lived here but only god knows what the future holds for now foreign workers like muhammad have little option hey go back home to hide out al-jazeera they do it. and now the top stories on al-jazeera turkey says its military has had thousands of syrian government targets killing many troops the strikes were launched after 5 turkish soldiers and 3 civilians were killed by shelling in italy but province turkey's defense minister has arrived at the syrian borde

lebannon has a new government and people are waiting to see if it will deliver on its promises of change. and one thing they're all united on is that they will always fight for their rights. sort of played out ages eda. hurrican force winds a lashing britain and parts of continental europe a storm killer sets in flood warnings have been issued for several areas so on the go go has more. sounding the sirens warning residents in this northern english town of the young coming flood. across the region storm care lashed with hurricane force winds blowing more than 100 kilometers per hour accompanied by torrential rain as police closed the roads people scramble to avoid the worst $149.00 flood warning alerts were issued but for some residents the response was not enough to get approval to really been focused because. it will keep moving over. or go from the u.k. to the north continental european coast all shipping was suspended but it's not just sea transport that's been affected rail travel to this central london station forced to close because of overcrowding cancelled services and disruptio

and the sponsorship system means many foreign workers are not only exploited in lebannon but also that employers or abusers get away with it without being punished by law last week new labor minister lemieux ye mean want that lebanese citizens will need to take on low skilled jobs traditionally filled by micro workers to cope with the effects of economic crisis we contacted the ministry of labor and we're still waiting for comments on this story it's still not clear if lebanon's new government will reform bill a bill whose we're going to. sort of know a lot of this is the worst i've seen it in the 12 years i've lived here but only god knows what the future holds for now foreign workers like muhammad have little or should he go back home. al-jazeera. israel has announced it will begin to normalize relations with sudan and uganda it was announced after the prime minister benjamin netanyahu met uganda's president and the head of sudan's transitional military council abdel fattah sudan has been trying to reform its image and open and open the country to international investment since the o

sponsorship system means many foreign workers are not only exploited in lebannon but also that employers or abusers get away with it without being punished by law last week new labor minister mean want that lebanese citizens will need to take on low skilled jobs traditionally filled by my coworkers to cope with the effects of the economic crisis we contacted the ministry of labor and we're still waiting for comments on this story it's still not clear if lebanon's new government will reform bill a bill that was. the sort of know a lot of this is the worst i've seen it in the 12 years i've lived here but only god knows what the future holds for now foreign workers like muhammad have little option hey go back home. al-jazeera. world food program is warning the number of people in need of aid in south sudan is increasing years of conflict has left nearly half of the population reliant on food assistance and as have been walking reports recent flooding has made the situation even more dire. it's the world's largest storm but the 3rd in south sudan for the leech state is now home to 28 year ol

stuck with nowhere to go live as a syrian refugee and lebannon gets worse and the dead of winter. pale and male alarm bells are ringing once again over the lack of diversity for this year's academy awards.

lebannon has a new government and people are waiting to see if it will deliver on its promises of change. and one thing they're all united on is that they will always fight for their right. side of old azita. early results are n for ireland's general election his search to take 24.5 percent of 1st preference votes ahead of the 2 center right parties gonna fail and a gale that had dominated mainstream irish politics for nearly a century paul brennan reports summed up one by action fein leader mary lou mcdonald was welcome to the dublin county like a hero of the left wing nationalists for a campaign of eye catching pledges on housing and pensions which caught the imagination of an electorate crying out for an alternative to the 2 biggest opposition parties on fianna gael it's it takes a concession she says it makes statements that she says no not free to marry system i see the steps he took on a different type of office to keep every confidence in us and i i say that with all humility written off by some as a party just for those with short memories shin fein confounded the conventional wi

government won't allow them to build solid structures sending a clear message there only to stay in lebannon temporarily new repatriation cross demanding displaced people return to safe areas is expected to be voted in this week as part of the government's policy statement some of the syrian refugees that we've been speaking to have told us that they would actually prefer to die than live in these horrific conditions it's a bitter winter things are getting harder and tougher by the day for them in lebanon especially is going through an economic crisis which has affected the lebanese as much as it has affected syrian refugees. in another camp further down the road a woman asked the seller if she can buy eggs and pay at a later date she says she has no money and is that. there are nearly $1000000.00 registered syrian refugees in lebanon and 3 quarters of them live below the poverty line on around $3.00 a day. since protests started knocked over of the economic crisis inflation rates have gone up across the country and they're struggling to buy basics for the people who work hard enough to give

the sponsorship system means many foreign workers are not only exploited in lebannon but also that employers or abusers get away with it without being punished by law last week new labor ministers mean want that lebanese citizens will need to take on low skilled jobs traditionally filled by michael workers to cope with the effects of the economic crisis we contacted the ministry of labor and we're still waiting for comments on this story it's still not clear if lebanon's new government will reform bill a bill is. the sort of know a lot of this is the worst i've seen it in the 12 years i've lived here but only god knows what the future holds for now foreign workers like mohammed has little option here or back home so al-jazeera. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines the usa says iowa is about to hold the 1st votes in the months long race to decide who will be the democratic challenger in november as president selection caucuses will be held in more than 1600 locations i was results are seen as an indicator of who will go on she faced donald trump in the vendor fund fisher has more it

and the sponsorship system means many foreign workers are not only exploited in lebannon but also that employers users get away with it without being punished by law last week a new labor minister. lebanese citizens will need to take jobs traditionally field workers to cope with the effects of the economic crisis we contacted the ministry of labor and we're still waiting for comments on this story it's still not clear if lebanon's new government will reform the label was. the sort of know a lot of this is the worst i've seen it in the 12 years i've lived here but only god knows what the future holds for now foreign workers have little option here. al-jazeera. indigenous leaders from the amazon and have called on the british government to stand up for their rights prime minister barak's johnson to ban imports of minerals or agricultural products from the amazon some of the you get reports now from london. it is known as the lungs of the earth and the richest source of biodiversity in the world but the amazon rain forest is facing unprecedented danger. deforestation. wildfires is disappe

stuff with nowhere to go life as a syrian refugee and lebannon gets worse in the dead of winter. pale and male alarm bells are ringing once again over the lack of diversity for this year's academy awards. and the number of people killed by the corona virus has risen to 813 that is more than during the sars epidemic 17 years ago all but 2 of the deaths are in china where there is growing criticism a shortage of medical supplies and the leadership's handling of this crisis adrian brown is in hong kong with more on the political repercussions. in a national emergency the country's leader is normally front and center not so china's president xi jinping his meeting with the visiting head of the world health organization in late january was 1 of his few recent appearances on state television nightly news we normally features prominently and since demanding a transparent and timely release of information about the coronavirus more than 2 weeks ago he's yet to visit. instead he sent the premier league chung to test the temperature and encourage medical workers. one analyst says there's p

military equipment to saudi arabia officially the saudis were supposed to give them to their ally lebannon to help that fight so-called terrorists. by 2 years later the saudis decided to keep the weapons for themselves with france's approval they claim the situation in lebanon had become too unstable. but this decision appears to have been premeditated. that day. in. the south and the. purported the instead of helping lebanon saudi arabia was preparing its war in yemen with help from friends the filmmaker spoke with one of 24000 sources. the informant still works in the arms industry and prefers to remain anonymous in 2015 he or she helped prepare the communications systems for the vehicle sold to saudi arabia. source that the french arms maker knew the weapons would be used in yemen. i mean i'm sure that it's been said bigoted left stones song. so plentiful they'll drink did a paper said a yet to do fancy pursuit hard to nuss a b. h. belief sound yet no operatives in the said year. hold was prime minister when the donors contract was negotiated. he was then appointed foreign affairs minis

and the sponsorship system means many foreign workers are not only exploited in lebannon but also that employers or users get away with it without being punished by law last week a new labor minister mean warrant that lebanese citizens will need to take jobs traditionally filled by my coworkers to cope with the effects of the economic crisis we contacted the ministry of labor and we're still waiting for comments on this story it's still not clear if lebanon's new government will reform the labor laws we're going to. sort of know a lot of my going to this is the worst i've seen it in the 12 years i've lived here but only god knows what the future holds for now foreign workers like mohamed have little option here or back home. al-jazeera. it's a style of ceramics that dates back centuries and a tradition that link spain in mexico now the cultural significance of calaveras pottery has been officially recognized by the un sculptural agency john heilemann reports from mexico where the style has become intertwined with the city's identity . this comes this traditionally may tell a bit of pot

lebannon has a new government and people are waiting to see if it will deliver on its promises of changend one thing they're all united on is that they will always fight for their right. to. france's northwest coast has been battered by high winds as europe continues to feel the effects of storm kiera major flood warnings have been issued in several areas power has been canceled thousands of homes and hundreds of flights being canceled just say the worst has passed but alerts are still in effect. the movie history has been made at the 92nd the cademy awards a film from south korea won the biggest prize of the night's best picture for a satirical look at class divisions reynolds has porno from hollywood. and they are scared goes to. parasite i am knight of triumph for south korean cinema and director paul june home for the 1st time in the oscars 92 year history a film in a language other than english one the top award surprising many critics and so-called hollywood insiders. honks critically acclaimed story of wealth class power and deceit swept best director best screenplay and best inte

our team from the international monetary fund's is in lebannon south sakho a deepening economic crisisthe government has yet to decide whether it will default on its loan payments moves that could lead to unpopular austerity measures senator has more from beirut's. this abandoned building or what is known as the egg is now where the lebanese debate and plot the future of their country since october anti-establishment protesters have occupied this bullet ridden structure in central beirut which was damaged during the 15 year civil war that began in 1975 decades later lebanon is facing difficult days for the most remote the was the services. are getting so we. are so stiff. steep. the weight with this state is close to bankruptcy its foreign exchange reserves are running out the economy is not growing and commercial banks have imposed capital controls preventing people from accessing their life savings many are concerned their deposits will be used if the authorities decide to pay the public debt. so the people will be in the street the new government is facing a difficult decision leban